Swing



B. H. WITTE.

SWING.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 12. 1919.

1 ,391, 153. Patentedsept- 20, 1921.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BERNHARD H. WITTE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SWING.

Be it known that I, BERNHARD H. WITTE,

a citizen of the United States, and a resi-v dentof the city of Chicago, county of Cook,

and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Swings, of which the following is aspecification.

'My invention relates to an improved form of swing mountedon a support, and has for its object the provision, in combination with a swing, of an outdoor sleeping compartment. Another object is the provisionln a swlng mounted on a support, of a pedal for swinging said swing. Another object is, the

provision in .a swing of this character of means for securely locking the swingin a stationary position,

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combina-s tions and arrangementsof parts hereinaf- -ter described and claimed.

The invention will'be best understood by reference to the accompanying dIQWIDgS forming a which,

part of this specification, and in Figure 1, 1s a perspective view of a swing wardly from the joists 14, and securely con- I embodying the invention,-

;on line 55 of Fig. 2',

Fig. 6,-is a vertlcal sectional view taken online 6-6 of Fig. 4,. and

Fig. 7,.is a topplan sectional view taken.

on line 7-7 of Fig.4.

The invention consists principally of a i "swing, modeled after the usual lawn swing,

' inclosed completely by screens.

The device is mounted in the-usual frame 8 from a cross-piece 9. Projecting downwardly from the cross-piece 9 are bolts 10, which are curved to form an open hook at their lower end. Mounted on said hooks of the bolts 10 are, downwardly projecting members 11,

which are securely fastened by bolts or other suitable fastening means to the body of theswing. The swing itself, the parts of which are preferably construced of wood. except 7 where otherwise designated, consists of a floor, embodying boards 12 which are securely fastened to the joists 13 and 14 by I any suitable means. Secured to the outer form the back of'the seat. secured to the joists 13 and extend parallel Specification 0f LettcrsPatent. Patented Sept. 20, 1921. I Application filed April 12, 1919. Serial No. 289,505. r i

' joists, that is, to the joists 14, are members 15 which project upwardly and are inclined I outwardly from the floor ofthe swing.

These members15 are rigidlysecured to the joists 14 at their lower end by any suitable fastening means,-preferably bolts." Rigidly secured to the upper end of the members 15 and inclined inwardly therefrom to form the framework of the roof of the swing,

are members 16. These members .16 are se curely connected at their upper end by a suitable cross-piece 16 to which the same are securely. bolted. .Securely fastened to the members16, along'the upper edge, are

members 17. r Y

Projecting upwardly from the floor and securely fastened attheir lower ends to the joists 14: are upright members 18, which form the osts for a door. securely astened at their upper end, by bolts or-other suitable fastening means, to w the members' 16 and are connected to-' gether by means. of a transverse member 19., which -is ,also securely -connect- .,I ed to theboardsl? and the downwardly projectin member 11. Projectingupnected thereto, are upright members 20.

Members. 18 are which serve to support cross pieces 21 andv 21 secured at one end to the upper end of members 20 andat the opposite end to the members l5-bybolts, or other suitable "fastening means.

Extending tranversely of the members2l 'and secured thereto are boards .20, which 1 serve to form a seat in the swing. Extending transversely of the members15 and secured thereto, upwardly of the members 20",

arecross-pieces or boards 22 which serve to Members 13 are to the members 15 and serve to brace the back of the seat, the boards 22 being securely-fastened thereto. The upper member 22', which forms'apart of the back of the seat, is positioned so as to be flushwith the tenedto the member 22 and the member. 16 is a member 22", which serves to form the the side, said-member 22" being positioned substantially at right angles to the mem:

upper edgeof the member 16. Securely fas- ,topedge of the back of the seat'and extends transversely of the swing the full length of Secured tothe members 15 at one end, and

members 23 which serve as arms for'said seat. Secured to the arms 23, at one s de of;

i and extending across the swing, is a member 24 which serves as a support for a table 25 which is pivotally connected at 25 to the said member 241-. Atone side ofthe'swing there is positioned, inwardly of and adjacent the members 15, members 26, which are parallel to the members 15: and whichare loosely connected at" their upper endtothe ends to the joists 13, and are'securedat their upper end tothe exterior end.:of' the i elements 21, by means. ofthesame bolt by which theelements 27 areseeured. -,Secured tothese me'mbers- 26 are the members. 30',

which form the back of the "seat at gthat side of the swing and correspond tothe members 22 at the/opposite side of theswing. It is thusseenthatnori'gi'dcon f nection is made between the members 15'and 16 and the side of the swing on which-the boards 26; and 27 are flformed.

' r Secured to the :members 26 are ibolts,

which have'coop'erating thumb nuts- 29"thereon." These thumb nutshave outwardly extending lugs, the purpose being to position one of these outwardlyextending'lugs over "the inside of the member 15, thereby holdingthe' side which is constituted by themembers 26 and 27 and the boards30 in its up- I right position. --Secured tothe-member's 26' are pivotally mounted straps 32, which in closure for the'side on'which the elements 26-ran'd 27 appear. 'It'is thns seen that at this side of'the'sw'ing the'elements 15 arerigidly connected at their lowerand upper;

ends,' respectively, tothe joists '14 and the members 16. -.Constructedinwardly-and independent of these members'15 are the members 26, which carry the screen element 31- and the.:.seatflelements30, the members 26 being pivoted to the outward-end of the seat arms 21. 1 'By loosening the lug of the thumb nut 29 from: engagement with the member 15, it isseen that the upper end ofthe members 26, carrying with them the screen element 31,'are allowed to assumea-horizontal position,'the elements 30 thereby lying in the same horizontal plane as theseat elements 20 and forming practically a continuation of the seaton this side of the swing] It is evident that upon the "downward swinging of the upper end-0f this side, the

lower'end of the members 26 will comefinto engagement with the under side of the mem- -bers 2 0 and serve to prevent any further swinging of these members. Upon 'the downward swinging of the screen element 31', attached to the elements 26 as already .said members 15. to move outwardly in this manner, the eledescribed, the screen element will come into contact, at itslower ends, with the members 15 and thereby be forced outwardly from To allow this element 31 mentsH32 are provided with their pivotal connection, as already described.

- Securedto-the upper end of the members 15, on the corresponding side, and secured to the upper end of the members ;26 isa cha1n'36 which serves as a re nforcing mem-g her to prevent farther downward movement of the' outer end.s of the membersj26eas clearly seen in Fig; 5. On the lside'f oit' the" Swing whic lem ntfstZfi are-5 09'stioned, is also positioned a boardfj2 9,,,"simi-' larly constructed and similarly positioned as the member 122" v It nvilljb 'e notedijthat;

the board 29. serves as asto p ifor the bers 26' in their upward movement, thereby? preyenting members 26 -from movingim wardlyto a position in 'which theytwould not lie parallel with the members "As shown in the various -"figu'res, the en tire swing is screened in, and when" one side is lowered. as shown' iin"Eigs 2jand"5,

the screen element 31'moves1to- 'assurneia said ,element '33 isfin inoperative position.

When the swingfis foldedinto the po ition shown in 'Figs. 2 and 15, the member"'33,i 'sj dap to be swung dow w rd y, thereby contacting with theouterlend 'of the member.31 and screeningthefopening on that "turn are pivotally mounted to the screen" element 31,.this screen element forming a side. Additional screen fele'ments 35 are Secured to. one of the member e118, rat each side of the-swing, lSLa S CIeQII (10 1 537., 7 On the side of the swing opposite the them ber2 land pivotall-y secured tothe; seat arms 23 and 23., are elements which; serve, when moved to their horizontal position, as

a support for the. adjacent/end of thetable 25. As shown,- th e 'elernents '381have, 'at'T-the 1 ends, which engage with the table 25," notjches provided therein; which serve to lock the table fromplateral movement.

the end of the table which, engages .f with the elements 38, it-fmay be moved ineither f direction, thereby 'afi'ording entrance 'to the a swing, as will be-rea'dily- -i1nderstood+ 7 Secured to the floorof the'swing 'by mean's of a suitablestaple39and;anodized-atoneend, isa pedal board '41] Atthe-oppo'site end of said pedal boardis secured ajlug 42, through Which projects 'afb'olt 44. projecting through thje'lowei' end-'ofone ottli'e doors '37. Loosely mountedf on theouter end I the bolt 44 is a collar 45, having a-liigto'j which is-securely fastened a chain 'fld 'lth eflto cinghingeq at its opp i l f jyf i sing V fastened to a member 47 which extends diagonally ofthe support 8 and issecurely fastened thereto.-

Securely mounted in the door through which the member 44 projects, are upright members 48 having a groove, in whichv is slidably mounteda board 49. As shownin Fig. 6, the element 41 inclines upwardly from itsstationary end to where the member 44 projects through .theswing; By pedaling the member 41, a swinging motion is imparted to the swing. Upon this pedaling motion of the member 41, the member44 -will move vertically upwardly and downwardly, with some lateral motion. Consequently, the provision of an openingthrough which the member 44 is free to act is necessary, and to close this opening when the member 41 is not being pedaled, the member 49 is provided. As is evident, the member 49 is constantly in contact with the member 44, moving vertically up and down as the member 41 is being pedaled.

Projecting laterally from and connected with the bolt 44- is, a rod-50, which is pivotally connected, atits opposite end, tothe member 13, the purpose of the member 50 being simply to steady the member 41 as it is beingv operated.

Projecting upwardly from the joists 13 and rigidly c'onnected thereto at one end are.

members 54, which are connected at their upper end to the cross-pieces of the seat corresponding to the cross-pieces 21 and 21";

Pivotallyconnected to one of these members, by suitable fastening means, are levers 51.

A U-shaped member 50 is positioned in said swing, havingthe base of the U positioned beneath the floor of the swing, the legs of said U-shaped member extending parallel to and in engagement with the oppositely positioned members 54. Secured-to the upper ends of the upwardly projecting legs of the .U-shaped member are angle irons 53, having one web in close engagement with the members 54', the web which'is in engagement with the member 54 having an elongated slot provided therein with which cooperates a bolt or pin 54 projecting through the member 54. The object of having an angleiron with the slot and the cotiperating pin or bolt is to steady the U-shaped member in its downward and upward movements. Intermediate its ends, the lever 51 is secured to the legs of the U-shaped memher, a plurality of holes being provided in said upwardly extending legs to permit of adjustment. As shown inFig. 6, a downward movement of the free end of the lever '51 will effect a downward movement of the swing. Secured-to theside of the swing are angle irons 5 4 and 55,- angle iron 54 serving as a rest for the free end of the lever 51 when the U-shaped member is in its raisedposition, and the angle iron 55 serving as a means of locking the free] end of the lever in its lowered position, thereby securely looking the U-shaped member in close engagement with the ground As shown in Fig.7, the f free end of the lever is offset so as to bring said free end approximately flush with the edge of the seat, thereby placing said lever. in a position which will be easily reached by one sitting in the seat of said swing. The free end of the lever 51 will permit of sufiicient lateral play to allow of its disengagement with the member 54 and likewise with the member 55, so that the U-shapedthe swing, therebyforming, with the seats of the swing and the back of the downwardly positioned side,.a substantially continuous body upon which may be placed a cot or mattress, as may be desired.

There is also provided a means for retaining the swing in a stationary position, :when

the table isbeing used or when the swing is being used asa sleeping compartment.

The means of oining the various parts together also permitsof a ready and rapid assembling ordisassemblingof the entire dev1ce.

preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what I While I have illustrated and described the i claim as new and desire to secure by Let-.

ters Patent is 1. In a convertible frame swing suspended' from a support having oppositely disposed seats, the back of one of said seats being pivotally mounted to move to a horizon-- tal position and be retained in such position; a hinged leaf for engaging the outer end of said seat to .cover same; and a member extendlng from one seat to the other to provide a bedding support, substantially as described.

2. In a frame swing mounted on a support, means for swingingzsa'idqswing; a ground-engaging member on saidswingfor locking the same against swinging motion; and lever operated means for raising and lowering said ground-engaging member relatively to said'swing, substantially as de-i scribed.

a 3. In a frame swing mounted on a sup-- port, means for swinging said swing; a

ground-engaging member for locklng said swing against swinging motionymea-ns for raising and lowering said ground-engaging memberrelatively to said swing; and means for locking said member in its raised or low ered/position, substantially as described 4. In a convertible screen-covered frame swing suspended from an overhead support, a'seat having apivota'lly mountedback; a

catch normally retaining said pivoted seat back in upright position; said pivoted seat back adapted to be, moved to horizontal position when vthe catch is released; a hinged screen-covered fly leaf normally folded against said frame and adapted to en 'g'age.

seats'in said swing; pivoted members on-the arms of said seats at one side thereof and having notches at their ends and a supporting member on the arms of said seats at the opposite side-thereof; and a table-:pivo'tallymounted on said support and adapted'toengage the notches insaid pivoted members to prevent movement of the swing,- substantially as, described. I

BBQ-M 5 '6. 1111* an insect-proof swing suspended from, an overhead supportyand: having-. oppositely'; disposed seats a treadle, for; moving said swing, said treadle having onenend secured to the floor of I the swing and gthe other end. projectingoutside of theiisiwing f a chain attached I to the QIltQILEGDd :ofLsaid treadle and "having the other Lend attached to said support; and a slide moun ted over theouter end of said trea-dleadapted toibe 4 opened and closed :bythe movement. thereof,

and remain closed awhenfi saidl t readle-is at rest, substantially as described.

7.111 I an insectrproof "swing" suspended from an overhead support, and -:having oppositely disposed seatsg-a treadle forfmoving said swing-,; said itre'adlehaving one; end

secured to the ifloor ot the=swing and the i other end projecting outside ofthe swing; a 1 chain 1 attached to the' outer e'nd "ofsaidtreadle and "having theothe-r endfattached said support; ras'hde mounted overthe'outer end of said'treadle adaptedto be opened and 1 closed by the movement th'ereof and remainclosed when said treadleis atrest ;a groundengaging member on said swing for looking 1 the same against swinging -mot'ion; aleveroperating means for' =raising and lowering said ground-engaging member relatively. to

said swing; and means for locking saidinemberin its raised'5or' lowered position, substantially'as "described; r

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